Analysis of A Lame Beggar
John Donne 1572 (London) – 1631 (London)
I am unable, yonder beggar cries,
To stand, or move; if he say true, he lies.
| Scheme | AA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 1101010101 1111111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 84 |
| Words | 18 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2 |
| Lines Amount | 2 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 56 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 31, 2023
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